詞彙精選:headmaster的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義:
n.
校長
例句:
The headmaster ranks at that boarding school.
在那所寄宿學校,校長地位最高。
例句:
The headmaster may expel the boy from the school.
校長可能要把那個男孩從學校開除。
例句:
I had a long talk with the [headmaster] about my son.
關於我兒子的問題我與校長談了很長時間。
二、詞義辨析:
headmaster,principal,president
這些名詞均有“校長”之意。headmaster在英國指對中小學校長的一般稱呼,尤指私立學校的校長。 principal在英國可指大學校長、院長以及中小學校長,但在美國僅指中小學校長。president在美國專指大學的校長,在英國指學院院長。
三、參考例句:
This headmaster is very modest.
這位校長很謙虛。
I spoke to the headmaster.
我和校長講話。
He was headmaster of a public school.
他曾是公學的校長。
The headmaster gave away the prizes.
校長分發獎品。
The headmaster ranks at that boarding school.
在那所寄宿學校,校長地位最高。
The headmaster supplied him with a reference.
校長給他提供證明人。
Mr. Jones became headmaster last year.
瓊斯先生去年當了校長。
John can take off the headmaster perfectly.
約翰能把校長的舉止模仿得惟妙惟肖。
The headmaster confiscated Tommy's pea-shooter.
校長沒收了湯米的射豆槍。
The headmaster caned the boys for disobedience.
校長用藤條責打不聽話的男學生。